The first days of the Battle of the Bulge saw tactical defeats for several formations of the US army. The Saint-Vith sector was particularly hard hit by the surprise attack that prevailed on the morning of 16 December 1944. Two American units, the 106th Infantry Division and the 14th Cavalry Group, were crushed in front of this small town, which was of vital importance to the German offensive in the Ardennes. To the north-west of Saint-Vith is a small hamlet consisting of a few houses: Poteau. The area is well known to military history enthusiasts thanks to a series of photographs taken by a German Propaganda Kompagnie, which were later captured by the US Army and have since become famous the world over. Although this series of photographs was a staging point for a propaganda battle, their frequent appearance in history books on the Ardennes offensive prompted the author to investigate what really happened in this small village on the border between the Ardennes and the German-speaking cantons of Belgium, and how its history is closely linked to the drama of the Battle of Saint-Vith.
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The Battle of Saint-Vith and the Potteau Ambush, December 1944
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: German Preparations at Saint-Vith
- Chapter 2: The US at Saint-Vith
- Chapter 3: The Storm Breaks at Saint-Vith
- Chapter 4: The Lucky Seventh Goes Online
- Chapter 5: Crisis in Saint-Vith
- Chapter 6: The Priceless Postponement of the Attack
- Chapter 7: Strategic Point Post
- Chapter 8: A Dark Day for the US Army
- Chapter 9: Evacuating Saint-Vith
- Conclusions: Bastogne and Saint-Vith - the Same Battle?
- Notes
- Bibliography
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